Merry Christmas from our family to yours..

Hey kids, help moma with these leaves...

 (this picture made me laugh so hard, can you find our cat that likes to keep an eye on things?)

Best.Birthday.Ever.

 Those were her exact words.  We loaded up today and took the birthday girl to the American Girl store in Dallas.  It was so much fun.  Settle in this is a long one:)

 Emily got her ears pierced while we were there.  She was so brave.

 A baby in the front and one in the back! 

 We had some time to kill between shopping and eating so we went to the mall next door.

 She was in heaven!

 We were delirious with hunger in these next few..

 see what I mean!

 and again with the silly faces, they love it.

Best.Birthday.Ever.

Our girl is 6!!

 Our sweet girl turned 6 yesterday. 

 The whole fam ate lunch with her as requested:)

 After school we had a little impromptu birthday party at the park.  The weather was beautiful.

Nanny and Pa are coming in this weekend and we are heading out for an adventure in Dallas.  We are taking our birthday girl to the American Girl doll store.  I am sure it will be a day to remember!

Elf Update

 Miss J lost her first tooth Sat night.  She was so excited.  When she woke up Sunday morning she discovered that Rodger had slipped in her room and took her tooth fairy money! 

 Yesterday was J's birthday so Rodger couldn't wait for the kiddos to wake up! He went ahead and helped himself to a birthday doughnut.

This morning we discovered him reading the Christmas story to the nativity scene.  I told him it was kinda like preaching to the choir but he just sat there and smiled.  
I telling you I may need an elf intervention after Christmas.  Too much fun!!

Rodger the Elf

Our elf arrived this morning!  The kiddos have named him Rodger.  I have no clue where that came from.  He brought with him new christmas plates, a sucker and some chocolate. Daddy read them the story and then we had a breakfast of cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate to celebrate his arrival.  Welcome to the crew Rodger!!